I’m Robby, and I’m a non-native English speaker. Throughout my entire life I’ve always wanted to speak in English fluently, but because of the way English is taught in schools, I always struggled with my spoken English.

Then, one fine day, after years of constant pursuit of English fluency, I realized the key aspect of spoken English improvement – learning English phrases and word combinations instead of studying grammar rules and trying to construct sentences in your head from scratch!

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This “Practical English Grammar” eBook contains my own observations, analysis and interpretation of how English grammar is sometimes much different in real life than we expect it to be, and instead of having this “why would I speak like that, it’s not what my English teacher taught me!” attitude, I’m suggesting you to make it easier for yourself to speak English by speaking exactly like native English speakers speak!

There are twelve chapters in the eBook covering aspects of English Grammar that you wouldn’t have probably even heard of – such as how to substitute Present Simple Tense for Present Continuous Tense in order to sound more natural and friendly – yet they’re very relevant for us, foreigners!

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C’mon, dude. As an English teacher, I understand your point that students should be able to learn in an environment that is free from over-criticizing and doesn’t undermine their confidence in risk-taking in a new language. However, Rahul is completely valid in correcting your English. You are being called an “English Fluency Expert” here and you have a mistake in your write-up! As a teacher, take this constructive criticism and just fix it instead of belittling this guy, who is an ELL student to boot!

Kelly

Nice catch, Rahul. Robby, man, fix this.

oktaviansyah yahanan

thanks robby.
introduce my name okta from Indonesia (Asia Continent)

rahul

Sorry, if my comment sounded acidulous. But, suggest and recommend are the two common mistakes made by non-native speakers. I came across this thing on a website designed by a native English speaker who said Americans go nuts if they hear this.

My statement was not intended to belittle your efforts which go a long way towards improving the fluency of a non-native speaker. In fact, I can’t speak fluently and am not aware of all the grammar rules.

It’s because of perfectionists like you hundreds of thousands of foreign English speakers are afraid to open their mouth.

Sorry for being blunt, but I strongly believe that even your well-meant piece of advice carries a certain degree of condescension, and it may lead to terrible confidence issues if a person is receptive to it. I’ve grown a thick skin so I don’t really care too much, I’m just writing this to make my point.

Basically what I’m saying is: if you set such high standards for your own English – that’s grand. But you simply don’t have any right to tell others how to speak if your advice isn’t sought for!

My message to the world is – try to speak correctly, but don’t be too concerned about a small mistake here and there as far as you’re speaking/writing fluently and you get the basics right.

rahul

Hi Robby,
I will send an email to you. I am not sure, but, to the best of my knowledge, “suggest” is not used the way you have written. This is one of the most common mistakes non-native speakers make ( Mentioned in Cambridge’s advanced learner’s dictionary). The sentence should have been “I suggest you make it easier for yourself to speak English exactly like native speakers do.
Thanx.

And of course any comments on my observations in the eBook are welcome from you as a native English speaker!

Speaking of commitment – well, when you receive comments like this, it makes it all worthwhile (received on this YouTube videoÂ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULSesfUYJs):

“Thanks for the support. After I finished the exam, the examiner (who was a teacher too) told me that I was really fluent and confident while talking, and even asked me if I could pass her the websites where I have studied, so she could use them with her students. Obviously, I passed her your youtube channel. I still donÂ´t know with what grade I passed the oral, but I suppose after those comments that with a good one :)Â ”

The awareness of the fact that others gain really helpful insights on my blog which is all based on my own bad experiences and struggling with spoken English is an amazing feeling so I don’t really have a choice but to keep doing this! 😉